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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

NOW ACCEPTING SUBMISSIONS FOR THE LIVE PERFORMANCE CRITIQUE!

Panelists: Willie Taylor, Jason Jordan, G.A.B, Shani Collins-Achille

Hosted by Thabisa

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Video Blocks kicks off on May 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose. This is going to be epic!

The R.E.A.D.I Music Conference is happening on July 28th!

9:00 AM - 5:00 PMConnecticut Public

1049 Asylum Avenue Hartford CT 06105

The R.E.A.D.I (Relevance, Equity, Access, Diversity, Inclusion) Music Conference is presented by the Connecticut Office of the Arts.

Join us in a seminar style conversation as we take a look at the role Hip hop and pop culture plays in social change. We will view and have a conversation around three music videos, Joyner Lucas’s “I am not racist," Jay-Z’s “The Story of OJ," And Childish Gambino’s, “This is America". Your voice will play an important part of this discussion. Join us and be heard!

Moderated by Jeffrey O.G Ogbar and Renee Ebony Miller

Marketing & Social Media Panel

Learn from our expert panelists about the power of marketing and storytelling. Learn how to connect with and build your audience base through social media platforms and other marketing strategies. Learn what is current and how to successfully market yourself within the music and entertainment industry.

Panelists: Linda Doyle, Erin A Simon, Renee Ebony Miller

Moderated by Brianna Regine

Knowing Your Worth Panel

Learn how to price your work as an artist and how to value what you do! Learn about the different streams of revenue that you can make within arts and entertainment. Join us as we take a look at how to effectively negotiate deals and how to conduct work with different business entities, within the industry and beyond.

Panelists: Willie Taylor, Matt Cassanova, Blair Benjamin

Moderated By Taneisha Duggan

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Workshop Breakdown

Artist to Artist

Get up close and personal with FiyaBomb! Join the Connecticut Native, known for her feministic-relative gallery paintings and being and advocate for women empowerment. Learn how she used social media to build her franchise and to sell her art work to A-list celebrities. FiyaBomb will also talk about how she has used her success to advocate for women and social change.

Women in the Industry

This conversational style workshop highlights the position of women as strong and powerful forces within the arts and entertainment industry. Join them in an intimate discussion as they talk with you about challenges and opportunities for women who are pursuing a career in the industry.

Speakers: Jenny Boom Boom, Savannah Britt, Kristina Newman Scott

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Splash Blocks kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose.

Producers/Musicians on Tour

Join super star producer Amadeus, as he talks about his life as a musician, musical director and producer on tour. Join him in an intimate conversation and Learn about the world of touring and the challenges and successes that come with it.

Executive Session

﻿This a rare opportunity to get up close and personal with Music Executive, Jason Jordan, former VP of Republic Universal Records. Join his workshop and learn about the changes and current trends within the music industry and what

Record labels are really looking for when signing artists or how to build your empire as an Independent artist.

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Clear your calendar - It's going down! Splash Blocks kicks off on April 20th, and you're invited to take part in the festivities. Splash HQ (122 W 26th St) is our meeting spot for a night of fun and excitement. Come one, come all, bring a guest, and hang loose.

Media Arts in the Industry

This workshop is a perfect fit for aspiring filmmakers, videographers, cinematographers, photographers and graphic designers who are specifically looking to build a career in music and entertainment. Join Edwin Escobar, Connecticut's go-to music video director and learn how he was able to build his own successful media arts business from the ground up.